beerbongskickass

So the racing in Longview is pretty lame, not really many fast cars go out, so the few times I have went out racing I whooped up on everybody. I really don't talk to anybody in Longview about racing/cars because it's mostly a bunch of little kids with slow cars that hang out on 15th (cruising area) and talk ----. A lot of people around Longview talk about my car since it's one of the few turbo hondas around that is actually quick. There is a NW street racing forum I post on every once in a while and I get this PM today...


"Subject: hey do you drive that week *** honda civic

I just wanted to know if you wanted to race this weekend against my 92gti it has a vr6 with turbo so let me know i'll bet any amount of money you want my car's not that fast."


I know nothing about VW's so I decided to do a little research and after maybe 30 minutes of searching google and a few forums I found out you can make some pretty decent numbers with a stock VR6 and turbo kit. I IM'd the guy back asking what kind of mods he had done to the car/engine, so I will proly find out more about his car. I think my buddy has actually seen this car race or heard about him though (not sure if it's the same guy yet) and I guess it's not very quick.

For what my car is I think it's pretty quick, but I don't have a big head about it, a stock d-series with a turbo could easily get beat by a lot of cars (maybe not so easily once I get rods/pistons, but for now it's still stock). Anyways I just thought I would get your opinions on this guy with the VR6. I have never raced for money, but honestly I see people either not paying up or they get pissed and will try and start ----. There is also another guy in my town that wants to race me for money, but all these guys are kinda shady if you ask me. But hey if people are going to talk ---- about my car and want to race me I might as well start making some money.

projekteg

they can make some damn nice numbers very easily. why not just race him for fun? there's no shame in losing if that may be the case, but there's really no point in racing someone for money if you've never seen them run or even know anything about their car.

mahcivic

i raced a gti with the 1.8t. had apr chip, turbo back exhuast and an intake. it war rated about 250 at the flywheel. i have an d16a6 on 8psi with a full tank of gas and my gf in the car and walked it like 1-2 cars. the 1.8ts make more power stock than the vr6. but the vr6 has 2 more cylinders. i bet itd be a good race. depending on what size turbo he is using. get some more details on his setup. i bet youd beat it since you make 230whp? right?

beerbongskickass

Yeah I am defintely going to race him for fun and I would never race for money unless I knew what the other guy had, but it seems like everybody around here wants to race for money. I have been asked like everytime I go out which has only been like a handful of times over the last year. I just figure it will be an easy way to make a quick buck. I think I might just race for fun until I build my motor though.

351wstanggt

i thought VR6's only came in newer VW's? he's prolly tryin to scare ur *** so u'll puss out while he's running a stock 1.8T

Paul99EX

---- racin for money against someone who you no NOTHING about, its liek playin pool and beatin the person really bad, then they pop up and say, wanna play for money? nah i work too hard for my bills.

yellowcrx6

theres a dude near me with a built prelude turbo who only races for money. he a sketchball and he has a gun, so its pretty gay. Alot of the guys around here are dirtbags for the most part, so im not really a big fan of it. i went up with my old crx just to see what goes on, and its mostly chumps. If u dont know anything about the car (everyone ALWAYS says their car is slow, or its "mostly stock") but stock honda dont have front mounts . If you dont know the kid and u dont know the car, i say dont go for it. for fun is cool, but u never what can happen when money is on the line.

yellowcrx6

vr6's make more power then 1.8t stock. they arent fast, i have an audi 1.8t and its slow. i have seen a vr6 turbo, and they can be very quick. I think vr6s came only in the gti's and passats, but they can get swapped out.

kewbee7

win or lose make sure you video tape it! I gotta see this race.